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>> and now "bbc world news." >> the south korean defense minister resigns. >> it must then landed in the middle of these houses, that in the mall. >> all armored vehicles ron the streets of a slum in rio as police tackle a wave of gang violence. the prime minister suddenly has 30 days to forming a government in iraq. welcome to bbc world news broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america. it would be 50 degrees outside but the football will be played in cold air conditioned stadiums. the bid from qatar to host the

world cup. there is more to life from money. how the british prime minister pledged to calculate the happiness of the nation. political shock waves from this week's exchange about hillary fire between north and south korea have now claimed the jobs of the south korean defense minister. heavily criticized for his handling of the incident, he resigned. his successor will be named on friday. the brush against the the small island left two civilians and 80 marines dead and sent tensions soaring. -- of the attacks against the small island left two civilians and and two civilians dead.

this is little more than a rocky outcrop. here, police special forces are being brought in. they are moving fast to reinforce their hold hearings. in the opposite direction, the civilian population. almost all have gone. you can see why. a car tossed on its side, damage from a north korean rocket. it was right here, that is how long the rocket was. almost 200 peppered the island this week. people ran to the harbor to escape the explosions.

[speaking foreign language] >> hiding behind the sea wall is the only way that we could survive. the rockets went right over here. they went and they sounded like popcorn. >> here, the number 3 in munitions might -- of the north korean munitions must have landed right here in the middle of these houses. north korea says that if there is more warmongering, they will do this two or three times. south korea has responded. the targeting of civilians means that the rules of engagement will change. if this happens again, they will hit back hard. to drive home the message of how hard, america is sending the uss george washington to take part in joint naval exercises

starting on sunday. meanwhile, the bodies of two civilians who died in the bombardment will return to the mainland today. failure to prevent the attack has forced the defense minister to resign. many here would like to strike back. anchor is mixed with grief. they have more to the loss of -- they have mourned the loss of the people. >> clashes erupted five days ago between security forces and suspected drug traffickers in rio. >> armored tanks on the streets of rio. the government is trying to stop the attacks that happened on sunday. the police operation sent almost

400 men into one of the most dangerous slums in the city, to support a massive crackdown. the gang is trying to prevent the police from coming in. the police went through them. dozens of them fled through the hills to find refuge in neighboring villages. this had been under control of drug lords. >> the resistance will end sometime but we don't know how long it will take. we will continue as long as they insist on rappelling our presence. >> many drug dealers from other neighborhoods were hiding out here. they had been moving territory because of a new security policy adopted by the government almost two years ago. they have put in so-called pacifying police forces in 12 slums. the attacks by the gangs are regarded as reaction.

only five -- over 50 cars have burned since sunday. most of the victims are drug dealers, according to the government, but innocent people have also been killed including a 14-year-old girl. >> prosecutors and poland have said that a swedish neo-nazi leader has confessed to ordering the theft of a sign from the auschwitz death camp. the sign was found shortly after the theft cut into 3 pieces. the thieves or acting on a commission from another swede is not yet named. the european union will than bottles containing the compound -- ban bottles containing the compound bpa. and they suspected that it causes tumors in fetuses and other problems.

canada was the first country to ban this compound. two teenagers have been found alive after being missing for 50 days. they had long been given up for dead after an unsuccessful search. -- three teenagers have been found alive. iraq has moved closer to ending the stalemate. the president has asked the current prime minister to forming a government. that means he has 30 days to distribute minister of posts among the various political factions. >> it has been a long time coming and we are not there yet. iraq is one step closer to forming a government. the president reelected early this month to a new term by parliament, officially asked the caretaker prime minister to form a new administration. >> i call upon all iraqi people

across the whole spectrum, minorities, sex, religion, and doctors, and all politicians, to work together and overcome the differences of the past the resulted in previous conflicts. we should put these differences behind us. >> in march, iraq went to the polls for only the third election in the country's history. what people thought was more than 8 months of stagnation during much lost during which there was differences and tensions which were allowed to fester. -- what people got was more than 8 months of stagnation during which the differences and tensions were allowed to fester. the prime minister is looking to fill the post among the divided people. the sunni-backed coalition lost out in the negotiations. under the constitution, the politicians have 30 days to put

together an administration. what many people say they want now is any government that will start to solve the problems of the country, but never mind that its new leaders, look very much like the old ones. >> we hope that maliki will choose competent and professional ministers who were not -- to are not sectarian. >> the iraqi people have had to wait a long time for this day and the credibility of this young new democracy has been strained by the deadlock. an active new government would go a long way towards gaining the trust of the people. >> we will find out which country will be staging the biggest tournament, the world cup in 2018 and 2022. there are allegations of

corruption and backroom deals between competing countries and if he thought -- and fifa. there is a surprising bid from the middle east. we have a report from qatar. >> qatar is so small, so low in the football rankings, so hot. temperatures here cannot on 50 degrees. this is the answer. banks of solar panels which will help to power fully air- conditioned stadiums. football not just be feasible, it will be carbon neutral. >> we have an abundance of solar energy. we are harvesting that energy and using this sensibly. bring it on. how much energy do you need? >> how much money do you want

might be the next question. on this night, qatar puzzlers argentina and brazil to play the game. what this is all about qatar this plane in a big fashion that they are already a player. they will close two of the world's biggest teams and all of their rivals to make this seem routine. the message is that bringing the world cup to the middle east might be novel but this is not unimaginable. these days, this is not just about what you will do during the tournament, they are also about what is left behind. qatar has brought in high-level support for their plan to dismantle the stadium's and relocate them in poor countries. >> we will work with everyone to transport of of the stadiums to

the countries that need them. >> this is one of the gulf states which hates being seen as the vast avenues of bad states. that is why the rhetoric is very high. the world cup could halt a clash of civilizations. >> this is the greatest opportunity to put the middle east on a platform where the world can see it for what it truly is been delcath this allows them to interact with the rest of the world. and the assumptions that people have about the west can also be taken away. >> this is a grandiose ambition. this tiny country has a huge sense of itself. >> just a brief curiosity from britain. and member of the conservative party is apologizing for suggesting that the welfare cuts will encourage the poor to have more children. he was elected to the peerage by

the british prime minister last week. stay with us if you can on "a bbc world news," still to come, wind power. white texans are turning to renewable energy. -- whitwhy texans are turning to renewable energy. the queen has entered day in of a dhabi. her schedule mikght teach a future queen. >> no one knows more about being roiled and she does. hear, based on a day on abu dhabi, are some hints. first, keep smiling. and you will lose count of the cultural displays you will

witness. keep a sharp eye on your husband. they have been known to wander off. keep a tight hold of your hat last night, hers was tied on with a head scarf. prepare yourself with a lifetime of these, models of new buildings to be studied intently, also armfuls of flowers to be accepted graciously. if you do of that, perhaps even half as well as elizabeth windsor, the chances what you will be as successful appeals -- you will be a success. she is the model for all of the royals to follow. >> at 85 years old, she is inspiring. this is royalty. >> quite simply, what she represents is britain and that stance for a lot in the world. >> there is scarcely a country

she has not visited, scarcely a leader she has not met. that has been her life for nearly 60 years. for those that will eventually follow her at buckingham palace, this is a life that beckons them. >> the latest headlines for you this hour, south korea's defense minister heavily criticized for his handling of the artillery exchange with north korea, has resigned. brazilian police in armored vehicles patrolling a slum trying to tackle a wave of a gang violence. this weekend, thousands of international officials will be in mexico for major u.n. talks on climate change. it is widely accepted that the conference in canton will not produce any new treaties on global warming. -- the conference in cancun will

not produce any new treaties. this is despite the huge strides that green companies are making in the u.s. five of the biggest win farms are in texas. the main incentive is to make money, not saving the planet. welcome to west texas. >> home to the biggest wind farms in the world. we drive for hours to see the rose of gyrate turbines. they're clustered like forests, 6000 of them. the first person i meet is a farmer who was also a oil man. >> this is a beautiful country and i hate to see the pollution to the eye, but this is great for the local economy. >> together, day of produce the equivalent of nine power stations. this is a green future. you might think looking at these huge structures towering over

the texan landscaped and hearing this sound, that this was something to do with tackling global warming. this isn't. despite the huge investments, the very phrase "global warming," is confrontational. wind is the new oil here. this school was built with the income from wind. a landowner can earn $10,000 a year for each turbine. according to the mayor, there is one important thing, don't mention you are trying to save the planet. >> carbon footprint, green, climate change, those issues are so charged and this creates energy independence, energy security, other things that we say before. the challenge is the certain labels that cause people to have a certain opinion. >> we traveled to dallas to meet

one of the biggest investors. >> it will be hard to get. >> t. boone pickens is a straight talking millionaire oilman. he thinks that to the american public and -- and they worry about it. >> they tell me that the ice caps are deteriorating and the polar bear is in trouble. i believe that to be true. but you cannot get everyone to worry about a polar bear. their deal is more at home, around the table, with their families. >> this is home to a power station. texas produces more carbon dioxide than most countries. president obama as promised to cut greenhouse gases but he has failed to win support. >> we are in the belly of the beast here in texas. this is a big industrial state.

our leadership does not believe in global warming. they deny that this is a real problem. what we have to do is to continue to look at the signs and to bring that to the light and educate people. >> oil spills, low carbon energy may expand. out here, the chances of joining some future -- on global warming looks pretty remote. >> had been repacked awards paid tribute to freelance operators to risk their lives to bring stories out of the world's most dangerous places. this year's winner is an afghan who filmed extraordinary footage with insurgents before he realized that they suspected him of being a spy. >> at a secret hideout, the insurgents are planning attacks.

>> i saw that they were before me. their name is one thing, to fight nato. >> he fills the routine of daily life. the insurgents prepare for an operation. then, he accompanies them on the attack and he learns nihon main route for the -- he learns the main place for the attack. >> -- >> not everything goes as planned.

[speaking foreign language] >> when their bomb failed to detonate, they fired a rocket. the police issued back. -- shoot back. >> i was really happy that the bomb did not blow up. i am lucky today. i thought it would be really dangerous. several people were killed here. they were blaming each other. >> [speaking for language]

>> is back at the camp, a chilling moment as the fighters start to suspect that he is a spy. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the next morning, he flees for his life, carrying with him his in the footage of the insurgency. >> happiness is not all about

money. that is the truth, the british prime minister says so. he is launching a $3 million project to calculate how happy the nation is. a similar attempt was made in bhutan in the 1970's. no>> the government would like o know how britain defines national well-being. it is is simply how rich we are? is it family life, friends, spirituality, meaning in life? anyway, it all sounds a long way from the ruthless world of politics but a study might shut the way that we are governed. -- shape the way that we are governed. >> this is not just by hal our economy is growing but how our lives are improving. >> the prime minister is an evangelist for new ways of

measuring social progress. looking at not just what puts money in our pockets the joy in our hearts. >> people say that this is sweet but insubstantial. will this change people's lives? >> yes, this will lead to a change in politics and people's minds. >> mr. cameron said that this might be political on comfortable. >> there are things that might challenge politicians about a quality or taxation that is all for the good. we should not be afraid of having the debate. >> there is more to life and politics and money. here at the treasury, the so- called green book, the bible of policy analysis, is to be written. happiness is being inserted into

the dna of our government. so, in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the second world war, do people believe that is the government's job to make us richer or to make us happy? >> they are not making us richer or happier. >> richer or happier? >> happier. >> not about money. >> i would rather be happy than rich. >> at the job of the government is to make us more report said that they can make us feel more rich. >> a consultation is underway to find the definition of happiness. for some, it is about the simple life. the government is hoping that the collective -- of the british public will help to answer the question which has haunted philosophers for 2.5 -- to a half thousand years. >> we are happy or watching,

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